Events
OLYMPICS SET FOR TICKET SURPLUS
More than one million tickets for this summer?s Sydney Olympics are expected to still be available when the opening ceremony gets underway.
BOXING RETURNS TO CBS
CBS aims to restore its reputation for championship boxing coverage by broadcasting four Showtime Championship Boxing events, including Mike Tyson's scheduled match against Lou Savarese, on a delayed basis.
INDONESIA WINS SOCCER TOURNAMENT BID
Indonesia have been awarded the right to hold the 2002 Tiger Cup by the Asian Football Federation four years after civil unrest forced the nation to relinquish hosting the event.
ORAD SIGNS JAPANESE DEAL FOR CYBERSPORT SYSTEM
Virtual imaging firm Orad Hi-Tec Systems has signed a deal for its CyberSport system to Japanese firm IMAGICA.
SADDLEDOME NAMING RIGHTS DEAL UP IN FLAMES
Canadian Airlines has decided to pull out of its 20-year, C$20 million naming rights deal with the Saddledome, home to the NHL?s troubled Calgary Flames.
ASIAN GAMES FACES $945m LOSS TO TAXPAYERS
Legislators are poised to approve next week a total loss to taxpayers of $945 million for hosting the 2006 Asian Games in Hong Kong along with an event for disabled athletes.
TRUCE CALLED ON ABC BLACKOUT
Time Warner and Walt Disney have called a temporary halt to feud that has blacked out the ABC cable network in 3.5million US homes since Monday.
NEW NAME FOR MIAMI STADIUM
Miami?s Pro Player stadium is set for yet another name change.
NHL FINALS TO REACH 170 COUNTRIES
NHL International, in conjunction with ESPN International, will distribute the 2000 NHL
BROADBAND SPORTS DETAILS DALLASCOWBOYS.COM DEAL
Broadband Sports has been selected as the new designer, producer and manager of the official Dallas Cowboys Web site.
UK GOVERNMENT DENY JOINT WORLD CUP BID REPORT
The British government has dismissed a report that England might team up with Germany in a bid to host soccer's 2006 World Cup rather than press its own case.
GOLD BARS WILL BE ATHLETES JACKPOT
Athletics chiefs plan to hand out gold bars to the winners of their Golden League series this year although the value of the jackpot has been halved.
CHINA LAUNCHES OLYMPIC BID SLOGAN
China has launched Beijing's bid for the 2008 Summer Games under the slogan "New Beijing, Great Olympics."
AFRICA PUTS STRONG CASE FOR WORLD CUP BID
Danny Jordaan made a powerful appeal to FIFA's executive committee to end the cycle of European domination of world soccer by handing South Africa the 2006 World Cup finals.
NINE NETWORK WINS INDIAN CRICKET DEAL
Australian media group Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd (PBL) has confirmed its Nine Network has been selected by Indian broadcaster Doordarshan to produce television coverage of international cricket played in India.
BBC SIGNS THREE-YEAR DEAL FOR US MASTERS
BBC Sport has won a new three-year deal for exclusive live broadcast rights to the US Masters from Augusta.
SFX SPORTS GROUP ACQUIRES SPEAKERS OF SPORT
SFX Sports Group, a unit of SFX Entertainment, has acquired Speakers of Sport, one of the leading US baseball talent representation agencies.
EURO 2000 SECURITY FUNDS GET BUDGET BOOST
The Dutch government has topped up its security spending for next year?s Euro 2000 championship it is co-hosting with Belgium, bringing the total budget to $6.75million.